ELECTION 2015

Ministries have been directed to prepare for the transfer of power to a new government at the end of March.

The Irrawaddy |
08 Oct 201529

On the Campaign Trail

Official campaigning for Burma’s general election kicked off on Sept. 8. While the opening weeks of the contest saw most parties keeping a low profile, candidates from the country’s two biggest parties, the ruling USDP and opposition NLD, made their presences felt, with door-to-door campaigning, parades and rallies aimed at courting voters ahead of the historic Nov. 8 vote.